Epimedium rubrum - Bishops Hat
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Epimedium × rubrum, affectionately known as Bishop’s Hat, is one of those quietly brilliant plants that can transform a shady patch into something rather special. In spring, slender stems rise above the foliage carrying delicate crimson flowers with contrasting creamy-yellow spurs. Their intricate shape gives them an almost fairy-like appearance when seen up close.
The foliage puts on a show of its own. Fresh leaves emerge attractively tinged with red before developing into green, with further reddish colouring returning in autumn. Growing to around 30cm tall with a spreading, ground-covering habit, it slips beautifully beneath shrubs and roses, along woodland-style borders or across shady banks.
It is a lovely way to add colour, texture and detail at ground level, particularly in parts of the garden where more sun-loving perennials would struggle.
Supplied in approx 2-3 litre containers.
Plant Epimedium × rubrum in partial shade, ideally somewhere sheltered from cold, drying winds. It prefers fertile, humus-rich soil that stays moist but drains freely, and is well suited to loam, chalk or sandy soils. Keep newly planted specimens watered while they establish, particularly during dry spells, and an annual mulch of compost or well-rotted organic matter will help maintain good soil conditions. Established plants are pleasingly undemanding. Cut away the previous year's foliage in late winter or early spring before the fresh flowers and leaves appear, giving you the best possible view of the new display. It is a reliably hardy perennial, well suited to coping with cold winters in UK gardens.
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The curious common name Bishop’s Hat comes from the distinctive shape of Epimedium flowers, which can resemble a bishop's mitre. You'll also find members of the genus going by the wonderfully whimsical name "fairy wings". Epimedium belongs to the Berberidaceae family, making these delicate-looking woodland perennials relatives of Berberis.
Epimedium rubrum - Bishops Hat